Decay-influencing factors: A basis for service life prediction of wood and wood-based products

摘要: Abstract The need for a reliable database and corresponding methodology to predict service life of wood wood-based products emanates from the European Construction Products Directive, as well strong interest by building industry. A literature review on decay-influencing factors previous approaches implement methods tools estimations was basis concept prediction wooden components. effect various indirect decay found be reducible few direct factors, with material resistance, moisture content, temperature their dynamics among key fungal decay. Approaches that consider only e.g. climate indices, suffer poor correlation or rates. Therefore, overall consideration all possible influences, reduced in first instance, is recommended. To fill theoretical model d...